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So how many times daily to you guys get told what to say by the whitehouse.
well justredd, if you can't understand that run of the mill answers were given for run of the mill questions, maybe you should be the one priveliged to answer these questions.
sorry Mark didn't answer the questions the way you wanted them answered.
justredd64, what kind of cheese to you prefer with your whine? Limburger might be a good choice.
Thanks Mark
Great forum – please do it more often
Mark, thank you, great job answering questions. I also hope FR does this again.
Thanks Mark!!!!
I asked looking at the electoral vote map, how any republican nominee can win? I do not see how any republican can win...they will not win California, New York, and florida...that is over 100 there, all obama needs is another 170....add Ill, OH, NJ, PA, NM, OR, WA, MD, ME, MA, RI, CT, VT, NH, WI, MN...that should do it
I forgot Hawaii
and I forgot Deleware....jeez...and of course DC
all these states come to 305....but I think it will be larger, and if the unemployment rate keeps going down, as it should....all bets are off for a huge huge win
Well, to answer your question, no Republican is going to win the nomination if President Obama wins the battleground states of Ohio, Florida, and to a lesser extent Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. That's the point though, states like Ohio and Florida are where the Presidency is usually won or lost. I don't think either of those states is a slam dunk for either party 10 months from the election.
i see your point on the "battle ground states", but lets look at Ohio and Florida specifically
Ohio will not go republican after the ballot inititive last nov about unions, and second who ever the republican nominee is is going to have to deal with the racism of the republican party these days, and of course their party's love affair with privitization of social security...that will go over like a lead baloon in Florida.
I think Obama should win re-election by a landslide, given his record: killing Osama, withdrawing from Iraq, saving the American Auto Industry, passing Affordable Healthcare Act, etc. but the Republicans have a mighty big megaphone and the billions to fuel it up.
On the positive side, we have a likeable candidate, and the Republicans don't. That's also huge.
amy I agree 100%...I think 305 electors is the lowest he will go....but things will be different in nov, especially if the economy picks up, which its already doing....I have one little tiny hunch...I think Obama is going to spend lots of money and time in Texas...it can be done (i.e won) but with a billion to spend he should because it will keep the republicans busy just trying to keep what they think is already theirs....
I think that republican governors and legislatures in OH, WI, MI over-reached so far that I don't see a republican winning any of those states. PA won't likely go GOP either. If it's Romney, his comments about letting the auto companies go bankrupt will hurt him regardless of his father being governor and his ties to the state.
As Amy pointed out, it matters who the GOP candidate is because even though republicans want to defeat Pres Obama, they need independents to do it just as President Obama does. Once the campaign becomes one on one and Obama is spending more time on the road as the GOP candidates are, he is a great politician. It will not be an easy win but if you think about it, 2008 wasn't easy either.
Mitt Romney would be a tough candidate but he's got a lot of flaws, a lot of flip flop baggage. He cannot talk about "ObamaCare" because if he brings it up, we have "RomneyCare". He can't talk about the mandate without getting stuck in the muck. You can bet Pres Obama will talk about all the good things in the ACA every chance Mitt dips his toes in the health care water. Bain Capitol and Romney's vulture capitalist millions will be an easy target--just get out Ted Kennedy's campaign ads and re-run them. Romney has a glass jaw, a temper, tries to hard to be "one of the guys", and is robotic.
wow, michaud (a good Maine name, by the way) You think Obama could take Texas? That would be AWESOME!
I'm originally from maine! :)
Well, that was disappointing. Didn't get my question answered, but then again I didn't suk up like Frank did (just kidding Grimey.)
Mark...thanks again for taking the time to answer so many questions. It is very much appreciated!! (And I am not just saying that because you guys selected two of my questions). ;-)
That was very cool Mark! Please do it more often! Thanks!
My question is: Why does the media consider Republicans to be candidates for the U.S. Presidency, and how could the Republicans even show their faces after George W. Bush's torture session on the American working Class?
great question professor, but that won't be chosen as a question because #1 its the truth, and #2 those inside the beltway have a hard time dealing with it.
How will cutbacks in the military effect the Presidential election? Maybe it was just my observation but Gen. R Odierno and Leon Panetta didn't look very comfortable.
The cutbacks are at the upper ranks. The Iraq War is done, we have an abundance of high-ranking who-ies. I doubt it will impact President Obama with most Americans but no doubt the GOP will complain about weakening our military strength--that will play well with hawks and those afraid of everything but most Americans are war weary and cuts at the top make sense.
Jody -- Just like they did with Clinton
It is time to reduce some of our high-ranking officers that are located at WWII locations/bases/ports when our concerns are more in the Middle East and the Pacific ring - that are currently well staffed.